Leveling Jacks

Just about all the major 5er MFRs now offer models with an auto-level feature. Some hydraulic others electric.

several Heartland 5ers have an LCI 6 point leveling system. -- Almost all Cyclone TH-5ers, almost all Bighorn 5ers, a lot of Sundance 5ers. Look at Heartlands website. Most Heartland 5ers can be ordered with 6 point levelers.

Consider this, If you are too far off level side to side. You will still need to drive on blocks on one side. If you are too far off level front to back, you still need to add blocks under the feet of the jacks that will extend the farthest.

You never want a wheel to go off the ground in order to level. Remember also, these jacks only have so much travel, and you always want each jack to exhort about the same amount of "force" on the ground. If one jacks "pushes" very much harder than the others, it could affect the slide room operation.

To actually answer the question is it hard to level a 5er. No, it is simple.

First is side to side level before you unhook. If the site is not level side to side you need to put some leveling blocks under one side and use the truck to pull up on to them. Next you chock the wheels which you will do anyway. You are now level side to side.

Next-Drop the landing gear to the ground.

-I always put a 2ft long 2x6 under my landing gear feet to make it easy to lever them back up into the drop tube (if this does not make sense to you yet it will once you see how landing gear work)-.

Once the sliding legs are down and locked you lift up off the hitch (which you must do anyway)using the electric up/down switch.

Then drive out from under 5er and raise or lower the front landing gear with the electric Up/down switch, to level front to back. You are now level front to back side to side.

It sounds complicated but the only part you are doing that you would not do with auto levels is putting some level blocks under the wheels IF they are needed. Which most places I go they are not needed.

The main issue with a 5er without autoleveler is setting up if there is rain---You cannot go inside and hit a button to level. Of course you have to get out in the rain to unhitch anyway or wait it out. With a motor home you can just get up and walk back to the frig for a cold one.

You are going to a fiver. If you are buying new include them in the purchase price. Five K seems high. If you buy used some frames will require a 6 point system, others a 4 point system will work.

We added a BigFoot system to our fiver immediately after we bought it - best RV investment we ever made!

New Horizon RV one of the best trailers around uses Bigfoot I had MorRyde install the Bigfoot Levelers on my rig about 3 years ago and they have been fantastic. I would give Mor Ryde a call and talk to them. They are fantastic and probably have the best customer service in the industry. You can actually stay in your rig, in their shop, while they do the work.

Good luck. Enjoy the road. We do.

bidon68

Some companies offer auto or electrically operated levelers.
HWH
Power gear
You might check around for after market installs rather then factory.